Wednesday, September 11, 2013

IT News Head Lines (Yahoo News) 9/12/2013





'In a position to respond if diplomacy fails'
Obama says the military will be ready if Russia's Syria plan fails.



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Americans still mixed, hesitant after Obama's Syria plea
Syrian-American demonstrator Rose Ahmad chants against possible U.S. military intervention in Syria in front of the White House in WashingtonYahoo News asked Americans to respond to President Barack Obama’s Tuesday night address on Syria. Here are excerpts from some reactions we received.



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De Blasio wins NYC primary, but may face runoff
New York City Democratic Mayoral hopeful Bill De Blasio, center, arrives with his son, Dante De Blasio, right, at De Blasio's election headquarters after polls closed in the city's primary election Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)The city's public advocate wins with a strong anti-Bloomberg message; awaits final vote count to determine if he will face a run-off with second place finisher Thompson.



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Obama buys time, makes his Syria pitch
President Barack Obama addresses the nation in a live televised speech from the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. President Obama blended the threat of military action with the hope of a diplomatic solution as he works to strip Syria of its chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, Pool)WASHINGTON (AP) — On this night, President Barack Obama looked like a man who had escaped imminent defeat.



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10 Things to Know for Wednesday
Members of the media review the new iPhone 5c during a new product announcement at Apple headquarters on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in Cupertino, Calif. Apple’s latest iPhones will come in a bevy of colors and two distinct designs, one made of plastic and the other that aims to be “the gold standard of smartphones” and reads your fingerprint.(AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Wednesday:



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Americans respond to Obama pitch for Syria strike
Anti-war activist Joyce Brody rallies for peace outside the offices of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior member of the Intelligence Committee, to urge him to vote against a possible limited military strike on Syria in Hollywood selection of Los Angeles Tuesday, Sept 10, 2013. In the run-up to a prime-time televised speech, President Barack Obama blended the threat of a military strike with the hope of a diplomatic solution Tuesday as he worked to rid Syria of an illicit stockpile of fearsome chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)As President Barack Obama made the case Tuesday night for possible U.S. military intervention in Syria, he addressed a public hardened by the lessons of past wars, murky on the details of the current crisis and fearful of what another conflict abroad would mean for America.



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2 Colo. lawmakers ousted in gun control recalls
Colorado Senate President John Morse, D-Colorado Springs, concedes defeat in his legislative recall race in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. Morse and Sen. Angela Giron, of Pueblo, who voted for new firearms restrictions in the state, faced the first legislative recalls in state history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)DENVER (AP) — Two Democratic state lawmakers who backed tighter gun laws in the aftermath of mass shootings have been kicked out of office in a recall election promoted by both grassroots activists and the National Rifle Association.



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Poll: Public doubts rise on surveillance, privacy
Graphic shows AP-NORC opinion poll on government gathering of citizens’ electronic data; 2c x 4 inches; 96.3 mm x 101 mm;WASHINGTON (AP) — Following disclosures about the National Security Agency's massive surveillance programs, a majority of Americans believe the U.S. government is doing a poor job of protecting privacy rights, according to a new poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.



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Haunting memories of Sept. 11 shape Syria debate
Anti-war activist Joyce Brody rallies for peace outside the offices of Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior member of the Intelligence Committee, to urge him to vote against a possible limited military strike on Syria in Hollywood selection of Los Angeles Tuesday, Sept 10, 2013. In the run-up to a prime-time televised speech, President Barack Obama blended the threat of a military strike with the hope of a diplomatic solution Tuesday as he worked to rid Syria of an illicit stockpile of fearsome chemical weapons. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)WASHINGTON (AP) — Twelve years later, haunting memories of Sept. 11 are shaping the debate over what to do about Syria.



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Docs: Officials misused US surveillance program
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — U.S. officials for nearly three years accessed data on thousands of domestic phone numbers they shouldn't have and then misrepresented their actions to a secret spy court to reauthorize the government's surveillance program, documents released Tuesday show.

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De Blasio tops mayoral primary; runoff possible
New York City Democratic Mayoral hopeful Bill De Blasio embraces his son Dante, left, daughter Chiara, second from left, and wife Chirlane, right, after addressing supporters at his election headquarters after polls closed in the city's primary election Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who ran an upstart campaign pledging to fight New York City's economic inequality, emerged as the surprising top choice in the Democratic mayoral primary, but could still face weeks — and another electoral fight — before becoming his party's nominee.



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Apple's new iPhones simultaneously aim high, low
Phil Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing, speaks on stage during the introduction of the new iPhone 5c in Cupertino, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — For the first time since introducing the device that has reshaped technology and culture, Apple will offer two distinct versions of its latest iPhones — a cheaper model made of colorful plastic and another one that aims to be "the gold standard of smartphones" with a faster processor, fancier camera and fingerprint scanner for better security.



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De Blasio tops NY mayoral primary, may face runoff
New York City Democratic Mayoral hopeful Bill De Blasio, center, arrives with his son, Dante De Blasio, right, at De Blasio's election headquarters after polls closed in the city's primary election Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)NEW YORK (AP) — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio completed his surge from seemingly nowhere in New York City's mayoral primary Tuesday by taking a commanding lead on his Democratic opponents, hovering near the threshold needed to avoid a runoff.



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US clinches World Cup berth, beats Mexico 2-0
United States' Mix Diskerud, left, and Graham Zusi celebrate the team's 2-0 win over Mexico in a World Cup qualifying soccer match Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2013, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — For more than two hours, the red-white-and-blue-clad crowd stood and sang "Dos a cero! Dos a cero!" over and over and over.



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iPad video becomes key in George Zimmerman case
George Zimmerman, right, is escorted to a home by a Lake Mary police officer, Monday, Sept. 9, 2013, in Lake Mary, Fla., after a domestic incident in the neighborhood where Zimmerman and his wife Shellie had lived during his murder trial. Zimmerman's wife says on a 911 call that her estranged husband punched her father in the nose, grabbed an iPad out of her hand and smashed it and threatened them both with a gun. Zimmerman was recently found not guilty for the 2012 shooting death of Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/John Raoux)LAKE MARY, Fla. (AP) — Police investigating a domestic dispute between George Zimmerman and his estranged wife said Tuesday they were confident they would be able to get video from her broken iPad, and the evidence will help them determine if charges should be filed.



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Colo. lawmakers lose recalls over gun laws support
Democratic state Sen. Angela Giron gives her concession speech after she lost in a recall vote in Pueblo, Colo., Tuesday Sept. 10, 2013. Two Colorado state lawmakers who backed gun-control measures in the aftermath of the mass shootings in Colorado and Connecticut last year have been ousted in recall elections. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)DENVER (AP) — Colorado voters ousted two state lawmakers Tuesday in first-ever recall elections that came in reaction to the Democrats' support for tougher gun laws in the aftermath of last year's mass shootings in Aurora and Newtown, Conn.



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